Boutique Bartender — Craft Personal Guest Experiences

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants; Santa Barbara (CA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants at Finch + Fork in Santa Barbara is seeking a bartender to craft cocktails and provide outstanding guest service. You'll engage guests, build relationships, and create memorable experiences in a lively bar setting.

Minimum 1 year of bartending preferred, with wine/spirits knowledge and strong communication skills. Flexible schedule including evenings, weekends, and holidays is required; familiarity with POS and cash handling is a plus.

Qualifications

• 1 year of bartending experience preferred.
• Passion for crafting and personalizing guest experiences.
• Excellent wine and spirits knowledge, great communication and presentation skills.
• Knowledgeable of credit card and cash handling procedures, as well as recording accurate tip-out sheets, and calculating accurate bill amounts.
• Food Handler and Alcohol Serving Certifications (if applicable).
• Flexible schedule and able to work evenings, weekends, and holidays when needed.

Responsibilities

• Greet and welcome guests and promptly serve food and beverages.
• Pour drinks, using standard pour according to specifications, receive and process orders in the POS system with accuracy.
• Serve food and drinks to guests, along with filling orders for the servers.
• Notify a manager if a guest is becoming intoxicated or rude to other guests.
• Fill and clean ice bins, clean and empty trash cans, change kegs, stock beer and wine coolers.
• Clean shelving, stainless steel, mixers, cups, blenders, and soda guns.
• Follow uniform and grooming specifications.
• Maintain cooperative communication with support crew and management.
• Unpack deliveries and stock the bar.
• We all wear multiple hats here at Kimpton. You may need to take on responsibilities outside of this job post at times, as we all do.

Skills

Bartending

Tools

POS system

Job description

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants at Finch + Fork in Santa Barbara is seeking a bartender to craft cocktails and provide outstanding guest service. You'll engage guests, build relationships, and create memorable experiences in a lively bar setting.

Minimum 1 year of bartending preferred, with wine/spirits knowledge and strong communication skills. Flexible schedule including evenings, weekends, and holidays is required; familiarity with POS and cash handling is a plus.